The undulating facade of Casa Mila La Pedrera by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona
2011
08/28
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Casa Mila, popularly known as La Pedrera (the stone quarry) for its rocky appearance, represents Antoni Gaudi's last civil work before dedicating himself completely to the Sagrada Familia. Built between 1906 and 1912, the undulating limestone facade seems sculpted by wind and sea waves. The building has no straight lines: the wrought iron balconies, resembling seaweed, rest on the curves of the facade like natural outgrowths. On the roof, the famous chimneys and staircase exits take on fantastic shapes, like petrified warriors. The innovative load-bearing structure, with pillars instead of bearing walls, allowed Gaudi to create revolutionary free floor plans for the time.
